;;; help-mode.el --- `help-mode' used by *Help* buffers
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+;; 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Maintainer: FSF
;; Keywords: help, internal
;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
;;; Commentary:
(define-key help-mode-map [mouse-2] 'help-follow-mouse)
(define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-b" 'help-go-back)
-(define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'help-follow)
+(define-key help-mode-map "\C-c\C-c" 'help-follow-symbol)
;; Documentation only, since we use minor-mode-overriding-map-alist.
(define-key help-mode-map "\r" 'help-follow)
;; Button types used by help
(define-button-type 'help-xref
+ 'follow-link t
'action #'help-button-action)
(defun help-button-action (button)
(define-button-type 'help-info
:supertype 'help-xref
'help-function #'info
- 'help-echo (purecopy"mouse-2, RET: read this Info node"))
+ 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: read this Info node"))
+
+(define-button-type 'help-url
+ :supertype 'help-xref
+ 'help-function #'browse-url
+ 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: view this URL in a browser"))
(define-button-type 'help-customize-variable
:supertype 'help-xref
'help-function (lambda (v)
- (if help-xref-stack
- (pop help-xref-stack))
(customize-variable v))
'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize variable"))
(define-button-type 'help-customize-face
:supertype 'help-xref
'help-function (lambda (v)
- (if help-xref-stack
- (pop help-xref-stack))
(customize-face v))
'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: customize face"))
:supertype 'help-xref
'help-function (lambda (fun file)
(require 'find-func)
+ (when (eq file 'C-source)
+ (setq file
+ (help-C-file-name (indirect-function fun) 'fun)))
;; Don't use find-function-noselect because it follows
;; aliases (which fails for built-in functions).
(let ((location
- (if (bufferp file) (cons file fun)
- (find-function-search-for-symbol fun nil file))))
+ (find-function-search-for-symbol fun nil file)))
(pop-to-buffer (car location))
(goto-char (cdr location))))
'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: find function's definition"))
(define-button-type 'help-variable-def
:supertype 'help-xref
'help-function (lambda (var &optional file)
- (let ((location
- (find-variable-noselect var file)))
+ (when (eq file 'C-source)
+ (setq file (help-C-file-name var 'var)))
+ (let ((location (find-variable-noselect var file)))
(pop-to-buffer (car location))
(goto-char (cdr location))))
'help-echo (purecopy"mouse-2, RET: find variable's definition"))
+(define-button-type 'help-face-def
+ :supertype 'help-xref
+ 'help-function (lambda (fun file)
+ (require 'find-func)
+ ;; Don't use find-function-noselect because it follows
+ ;; aliases (which fails for built-in functions).
+ (let ((location
+ (find-function-search-for-symbol fun 'defface file)))
+ (pop-to-buffer (car location))
+ (goto-char (cdr location))))
+ 'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-2, RET: find face's definition"))
+
\f
;;;###autoload
(defun help-mode ()
(view-mode)
(make-local-variable 'view-no-disable-on-exit)
(setq view-no-disable-on-exit t)
- (run-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
+ (setq view-exit-action (lambda (buffer)
+ (or (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
+ (one-window-p t)
+ (delete-window))))
+ (run-mode-hooks 'help-mode-hook))
;;;###autoload
(defun help-mode-setup ()
;;;###autoload
(defun help-mode-finish ()
+ (let ((entry (assq (selected-window) view-return-to-alist)))
+ (if entry
+ ;; When entering Help mode from the Help window,
+ ;; such as by following a link, preserve the same
+ ;; meaning for the q command.
+ ;; (setcdr entry (cons (selected-window) help-return-method))
+ nil
+ (setq view-return-to-alist
+ (cons (cons (selected-window) help-return-method)
+ view-return-to-alist))))
(when (eq major-mode 'help-mode)
;; View mode's read-only status of existing *Help* buffer is lost
;; by with-output-to-temp-buffer.
(toggle-read-only 1)
- (help-make-xrefs (current-buffer)))
- (setq view-return-to-alist
- (list (cons (selected-window) help-return-method))))
-
+ (help-make-xrefs (current-buffer))))
\f
;; Grokking cross-reference information in doc strings and
;; hyperlinking it.
"Label to use by `help-make-xrefs' for the go-back reference.")
(defconst help-xref-symbol-regexp
- (purecopy (concat "\\(\\<\\(\\(variable\\|option\\)\\|"
- "\\(function\\|command\\)\\|"
- "\\(face\\)\\|"
- "\\(symbol\\)\\|"
+ (purecopy (concat "\\(\\<\\(\\(variable\\|option\\)\\|" ; Link to var
+ "\\(function\\|command\\)\\|" ; Link to function
+ "\\(face\\)\\|" ; Link to face
+ "\\(symbol\\|program\\)\\|" ; Don't link
"\\(source \\(?:code \\)?\\(?:of\\|for\\)\\)\\)"
"[ \t\n]+\\)?"
;; Note starting with word-syntax character:
(defconst help-xref-info-regexp
- (purecopy "\\<[Ii]nfo[ \t\n]+node[ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
+ (purecopy "\\<[Ii]nfo[ \t\n]+\\(node\\|anchor\\)[ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
"Regexp matching doc string references to an Info node.")
+(defconst help-xref-url-regexp
+ (purecopy "\\<[Uu][Rr][Ll][ \t\n]+`\\([^']+\\)'")
+ "Regexp matching doc string references to a URL.")
+
;;;###autoload
(defun help-setup-xref (item interactive-p)
"Invoked from commands using the \"*Help*\" buffer to install some xref info.
;; Info references
(save-excursion
(while (re-search-forward help-xref-info-regexp nil t)
- (let ((data (match-string 1)))
+ (let ((data (match-string 2)))
(save-match-data
(unless (string-match "^([^)]+)" data)
(setq data (concat "(emacs)" data))))
- (help-xref-button 1 'help-info data))))
+ (help-xref-button 2 'help-info data))))
+ ;; URLs
+ (save-excursion
+ (while (re-search-forward help-xref-url-regexp nil t)
+ (let ((data (match-string 1)))
+ (help-xref-button 1 'help-url data))))
;; Mule related keywords. Do this before trying
;; `help-xref-symbol-regexp' because some of Mule
;; keywords have variable or function definitions.
(if sym
(cond
((match-string 3) ; `variable' &c
- (and (boundp sym) ; `variable' doesn't ensure
+ (and (or (boundp sym) ; `variable' doesn't ensure
; it's actually bound
+ (get sym 'variable-documentation))
(help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym)))
((match-string 4) ; `function' &c
(and (fboundp sym) ; similarly
;;; (pop-to-buffer (car location))
;;; (goto-char (cdr location))))
(help-xref-button 8 'help-function-def sym))
- ((and (boundp sym) (fboundp sym))
+ ((and
+ (facep sym)
+ (save-match-data (looking-at "[ \t\n]+face\\W")))
+ (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym))
+ ((and (or (boundp sym)
+ (get sym 'variable-documentation))
+ (fboundp sym))
;; We can't intuit whether to use the
;; variable or function doc -- supply both.
(help-xref-button 8 'help-symbol sym))
((and
- (boundp sym)
- (documentation-property sym
- 'variable-documentation))
+ (or (boundp sym)
+ (get sym 'variable-documentation))
+ (or
+ (documentation-property
+ sym 'variable-documentation)
+ (condition-case nil
+ (documentation-property
+ (indirect-variable sym)
+ 'variable-documentation)
+ (cyclic-variable-indirection nil))))
(help-xref-button 8 'help-variable sym))
((fboundp sym)
- (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym))
- ((facep sym)
- (if (save-match-data (looking-at "[ \t\n]+face\\W"))
- (help-xref-button 8 'help-face sym))))))))
+ (help-xref-button 8 'help-function sym)))))))
;; An obvious case of a key substitution:
(save-excursion
(while (re-search-forward
(goto-char (point-max))
(while (and (not (bobp)) (bolp))
(delete-char -1))
+ (insert "\n")
;; Make a back-reference in this buffer if appropriate.
(when help-xref-stack
- (insert "\n\n")
+ (insert "\n")
(help-insert-xref-button help-back-label 'help-back
- (current-buffer))))
+ (current-buffer))
+ (insert "\n")))
;; View mode steals RET from us.
(set (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-overriding-map-alist)
(list (cons 'view-mode help-xref-override-view-map)))
((or (memq sym '(t nil))
(keywordp sym))
nil)
- ((and sym (boundp sym))
+ ((and sym
+ (or (boundp sym)
+ (get sym
+ 'variable-documentation)))
'help-variable))))
(when type (help-xref-button 1 type sym)))
(goto-char (match-end 1)))
;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
(setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
(describe-function symbol)))
- (sdoc (when (boundp symbol)
+ (sdoc (when (or (boundp symbol)
+ (get symbol 'variable-documentation))
;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
(setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
(describe-variable symbol))))
\f
;; Navigation/hyperlinking with xrefs
-(defun help-follow-mouse (click)
- "Follow the cross-reference that you CLICK on."
- (interactive "e")
- (let* ((start (event-start click))
- (window (car start))
- (pos (car (cdr start))))
- (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
- (help-follow pos))))
-
(defun help-xref-go-back (buffer)
"From BUFFER, go back to previous help buffer text using `help-xref-stack'."
(let (item position method args)
(goto-char position)))))
(defun help-go-back ()
- "Invoke the [back] button (if any) in the Help mode buffer."
+ "Go back to previous topic in this help buffer."
(interactive)
- (let ((back-button (button-at (1- (point-max)))))
- (if back-button
- (button-activate back-button)
- (error "No [back] button"))))
+ (if help-xref-stack
+ (help-xref-go-back (current-buffer))
+ (error "No previous help buffer")))
(defun help-do-xref (pos function args)
"Call the help cross-reference function FUNCTION with args ARGS.
(let ((help-xref-following t))
(apply function args)))
-(defun help-follow (&optional pos)
- "Follow cross-reference at POS, defaulting to point.
+;; The doc string is meant to explain what buttons do.
+(defun help-follow-mouse ()
+ "Follow the cross-reference that you click on."
+ (interactive)
+ (error "No cross-reference here"))
+
+;; The doc string is meant to explain what buttons do.
+(defun help-follow ()
+ "Follow cross-reference at point.
For the cross-reference format, see `help-make-xrefs'."
+ (interactive)
+ (error "No cross-reference here"))
+
+(defun help-follow-symbol (&optional pos)
+ "In help buffer, show docs for symbol at POS, defaulting to point.
+Show all docs for that symbol as either a variable, function or face."
(interactive "d")
(unless pos
(setq pos (point)))
- (unless (push-button pos)
- ;; check if the symbol under point is a function or variable
- (let ((sym
- (intern
- (save-excursion
- (goto-char pos) (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
- (buffer-substring (point)
- (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_")
- (point)))))))
- (when (or (boundp sym) (fboundp sym) (facep sym))
- (help-do-xref pos #'help-xref-interned (list sym))))))
-
+ ;; check if the symbol under point is a function, variable or face
+ (let ((sym
+ (intern
+ (save-excursion
+ (goto-char pos) (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
+ (buffer-substring (point)
+ (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_")
+ (point)))))))
+ (when (or (boundp sym)
+ (get sym 'variable-documentation)
+ (fboundp sym) (facep sym))
+ (help-do-xref pos #'help-xref-interned (list sym)))))
+
+(defun help-insert-string (string)
+ "Insert STRING to the help buffer and install xref info for it.
+This function can be used to restore the old contents of the help buffer
+when going back to the previous topic in the xref stack. It is needed
+in case when it is impossible to recompute the old contents of the
+help buffer by other means."
+ (setq help-xref-stack-item (list #'help-insert-string string))
+ (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+ (insert string)))
(provide 'help-mode)
-;;; arch-tag: 850954ae-3725-4cb4-8e91-0bf6d52d6b0b
+;; arch-tag: 850954ae-3725-4cb4-8e91-0bf6d52d6b0b
;;; help-mode.el ends here